Ⅴ. 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was an unforgettable 1. brilliant sports event in modern Chinese history.
2. (talent) athletes from every corner of the world came to Beijing to compete and show their best. Each of them dreamed of taking 3. lead and winning glory for their own countries. The opening ceremony as well as all the competitions 4. (be) amazing and unforgettable for the audience. Many athletes broke old records and made 5. (drama) performances that shocked the whole world. The wonderful opening 6. (ceremonial) has become a classic memory in the history of the Olympic Games. Chinese people all take great 7. (proud) in this great event and the spirits it has brought us. We are also proud 8. our rich culture, warm hospitality and fast development shown to the rest of the world. As time goes by, the Olympic spirit still encourages 9. (million) of people to keep moving forward. This unforgettable event has built deep friendship and 10. (harmonious) between China and the rest of the world.

1. and
2. Talented
3. the
4. was
5. dramatic
6. ceremony
7. pride
8. of
9. millions
10. harmony

【分析】
首先通读短文，明确主题为2008北京奥运会的意义，再逐个分析每个空：1. 需连接两个并列形容词；2. 需修饰名词，用形容词；3. 涉及固定短语；4. 需考虑主谓一致（就远原则）；5. 需修饰名词，用形容词；6. 需用名词形式；7. 涉及固定短语；8. 涉及固定短语；9. 涉及固定短语；10. 需用名词形式，与前文名词并列。
【解析】
1. 空格前后是并列的形容词unforgettable和brilliant，表并列关系，故填连词and；
2. 空格修饰名词athletes，需用talent的形容词形式，且位于句首，首字母大写，故填Talented；
3. 固定搭配take the lead意为“领先”，需填定冠词the；
4. 句子主语是The opening ceremony，as well as连接主语时谓语动词遵循就远原则，时态为一般过去时，故填was；
5. 空格修饰名词performances，需用drama的形容词形式dramatic，故填dramatic；
6. 空格表示“开幕式”，ceremonial的名词形式为ceremony，故填ceremony；
7. 固定搭配take pride in意为“为……感到骄傲”，需用名词pride，故填pride；
8. 固定搭配be proud of意为“为……自豪”，需填介词of；
9. 固定搭配millions of意为“数百万的”，故填millions；
10. 空格与friendship并列，需用名词形式，harmonious的名词为harmony，故填harmony；
【答案】
1. and；2. Talented；3. the；4. was；5. dramatic；6. ceremony；7. pride；8. of；9. millions；10. harmony
【知识点】
词性转换、固定搭配、主谓一致
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇运用、词性转换及常用固定搭配，难度适中，需掌握常见语法规则和短语搭配。
【难度系数】
0.6